The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-09
BEYOND THE RIVER.
RFCORD or THE LATEST HiFFbN
TvGs ~ MANCHESTER.

TVGS ~ NdNCHESTER
The Break In the Canal Nearly Repaired
onening Of the Political Campaign.
High Tarin Views of a Republican The
Electric Lights Miscellaneous Matters.
The reconstruction Of the under mined
and washed-away forebay of the Old Do
minion Cotton Mills was so far advanced
yesterday that 10 is thought they viii be
able 20 resume operations tomorrow.
Captain Lipscomb said yesterday that
such would be the condition OF the canal
which now contains no water at all, that
| he would De able 10 turn on the wafer
at the head gates this evening
Al present there is no water in the
canal and in consequence none in the
/ city reservoir.
Captain Lipscomb said TO Tie TIMES
renorter that when he turned on the
water this evening, there would be no"
sufficient for the rump which supplies
the reservoir with water TO iiil the re9ef-
voir bv Monday morning, and thereby
supnlv the customers, who for the last
week have been enjoying the luxury OF a
wafer famine and not st all liking II.
/ The head OF water will be also enough
10 allow all the other mills pressure suii-
cient 20 run. and thus give the ladies ana
others who have for sometime been com
pelled 10 bc away from their employment
/ the opportunity 10 resume IT,
At WORE.
The canvasserS for each ward in the
CITY appointed at the last meeting OF the
CITY committee aremany OF them, hard al
work They will see TO IL that every
man who intends 10 remember what IS
best. for his own interests and Kill the
Republican reqimt. are registered ana
| will vote
Next Friday the campaign in ManGhes-
ter win open by speeches from non
George d Wise and Mt j. Randolph
Tucker. Ir. and other speakers. ne
stand will be erected in front OF the
market-house and all Manchester VIII Dc
present.
Mr. Meade Haskin, will speak a re-"
days later. and other speakers from be
vond the city will also be heard during
The canvass. Five hundred is the lowest
majority the people of Manchester VIII
permit.
CHESTERFIELD.
At Chesterfield Courthouse tomorrow,
which is county court day, Mr John
Jarratt. who Is a Phiiadelphian, is TO
sneak on the subject Of a high tariff from
a Republican standpoint. A pamphlet, or
rather = book. giving and arguing the
lterin question from the Repunlican
! standpoint has been circulated all over
the counties Of this senatorial district
' The American Protective Tariff League
J are the publishers and +. 4. Hartshorn
of New Ork Is the author.
y The Democrats will 5e represented al
3 the Courthouse tomorrow by Hon
lanes y. Dunlop, who will speak in al
' vocacy Of Democratic principles.
To The fight in this county,as IN the enllT'
district is whether Democratic principles
shall rule or whether Malone shall con
troi aud master IL.
u There will be present speakers Tor botl
Y n,rties from the counties. The indie
n nendent movement seems TO have dice
y out. but IL is expected it will turn up a
r the proper time
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Il is the belief that the electric light
I'm few Of the stores would be ready L
\ burn tonight, but being sunday the
/, will not. Most of the lights have bee
; nlaced i'm the stores but in some In
stance, the globes are not what the SUI
scribers want "The lights will surely 0
bnrnine." said director of the compan
to TINES reporter yesterday al ID
stores and residences Of over loo SUI
scribers sometime this week, TO lhe sa'i'
" faction of all our patrons. The mex
thing" he said, sis for the city to lgi
as her streets.
'd THE CHURCHES.
'h As stated several days ago in the TINE
DR. Richardson OF the Central Pres6yierm
rs will preach this morning at the PresDl
x terian church After the sermon he WI
e. act as moderator of the congregation
who will IL is thought, proceed TO elect
re pastor This congregation mas hau y
N. pastor since last spring, when heV' Si
RI 4. 2. Epes resigned TO assume charge
the congregation at Woodstock. ke
n Iohn T. Anderson, who has been preacl
i. - ing during the past month, II is ihougl
~ will be elected the permanent pastor.
~ Rev. John c. CloptOn will preach
the Memorial Episcopal chur'
- to-day, both morning and night,
AT Al the Central Methodist church u
y pastor. Rev W. II. Christian, will preac
Rev Luther r. Thornhill will prea'
II. morning and night at Bainbridge-stre
IN Baptist church
ly, Rev. George W Wyley will preach
set Fifth-street Methodist church.
At West-End Methodist church the
of has been conducted during the past We
he a most successful revival Rev. Jol
ts. Dey. the pastor, has conducted IT, i
i'm efforts have been rewarded by numb
er of converts.
Rev. Decatur Edwards breaches twl
today at Clopton-streei Baptist churc
nj BRIEFS AND Personal.
Dse The insurance on the residence OF y
lys James l.. Rudd, which was damaged
led fire Friday morning early, was S4Oo
he furniture and 5000 on building, placed
ith the Virginia State, and London a
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